The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-09-01

An Extensive New System for the
South.

Birmingham and alabama Capitalists Heavily
Intercsted-Ncto Market for the Coal aud Ore
Deposits.
The Chattanooga, Rome and Columbus Rail-
road, on Friday, awarded additional contracts
for fourteen miles south OF Chattanooga, aud ex-
pect at an early date TO have under contract the
whole route from Chattanooga 10 Columbus, via
La Grange, about $50 miles in length A con-
struction company has been organized, with a
capital of 81 500 900 10 build this road.
A BIRMINGHAM SYNDICATE
At Columbus ii is intended to connect with
the Tallahassee, cambridge and Western Road,
which is owned and controlled by Birming-
ham syndicate, and which will extend this line
TO Tallahassee, Florida, there connecting with
the Florida Railway and Navigation Company's
system of roads This system covers almost the
whole State of Florida.
ITS sTATEGIC IMPORTANCE.
glance at the map will show the ACCESSIBILITY
and strategic importance of this route making
as it does an almost air line from Chicago, via
Cincinnati, to Florida, and thereby controlling
the vast travel to the land Of flowers in the win
ter W ich is yearly increasing from the Central
and Northwestern States, on account OF the d.
rectness of this route and its being several miles
shorter. The subscriptions 10 this line Of road
have been very liberal, and now that it is an as
sured fact, will undoubtedly be largely increased
Chattanooga gives 800, 900, Rome, Carrollton
and intervening country 100000 more.
The Tallahassee, Btinbrdge aud Western
Railroad Company are even 10 a better condi-
ton than the above road as they now have GA
miles of graded road between Cut6bert and Balm
bridge. Georgia, the original cost of which was
$270OOo They have also in cash notes, dona-
tons more than sufficient 10 grade the roa1-bed
from Columbus 10 Tallahassee.
OTHER VALUABLE DONATIONS.
They have also large donations of the very
valuable yellow pine lands near the line of road
in Baker, Calhoun and Miller counties, Georgia,
besides valuable donations Of town lots and de.
pot grounds in Cuthbert and cambridge Ad-
ditional subscriptions will be obtained along the
line of this road. The surveys are complete and
the estimates show that a remarkably light line
has been obtained both as 10 grades and curva-
ture.
through which this road will pass between Chat
tanoogs and Tallahassee has an infinite variety
of soil and mineral. including gold and silver as
well - iron and coal 1t is also thckly popula-
ted throughout its entire length, having num-
Der OF large and 6ourishing. towns along the line
Of the road. beginning with Chattanooga includ-
inR Rome .Cedartown, Buchanan, Carrolton,
Franklin, West Point, Columbus, Lumpkin,
Cuthbert, Arlington, COlquitt and Bainbrdge to
Tallahassee. 1t traverses the Chattahoochee
valley, the famous cotton producing country Of
miles. 1t also goes through the virgin forests Of
yellow pine in southwest Georgia, which are un-
surpassed anywhere.
THE MINERAL RESOURCES
of the upper portion of the line will insure q
good paying freight, and the cotton, lumber and
naval stores-already Q very important and lu-
crative industry in this section-will insure divi
dends on the southern part
1.-THE parties in charge OF this system, inclu-
ding number OF
BIRMINGHAM CAPITALISM,
are to be congratulated" said prominent rail-
road man and capitalist TO an Ago reporter, " on
their foresight In investing in this line, a. con-
trary to the usual custom, the stockholders will
come in for share Of the dividends along with
the bondholders Of these roada"
At Columbus, connection viii be made with
the Georgia Midland road, IN extension of tho
Richmsnd q Dsnville system from Atlantis to
Columbus. This. in connection with the ITALIA
hassee. Bainbridge& Western system, will give
the shortest, quickest and most direct route from
New York and the Northeast 70 the most pic
turesque part Of Florida, and no doubt this line
will control Eastern trsvel to Florida.
BrRxhahAx 10 sAvAxHAH
! AtIAGrange Ga, this system Of roads will
llso lntersect the road about 70 be built from